Orrest Head
238m
Orrest Head is a hill in the English Lake District on the eastern shores of Windermere. It is the subject of a chapter in Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, and the first fell he climbed. He describes it as "our first ascent in Lakeland, our first sight of mountains in tumultuous array across glittering waters, our awakening to beauty" and also as "a fitting finale, too, to a life made happy by fellwandering".
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Stations within 10 miles of Orrest Head, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Windermere0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot) · 30 minutes1 in 7 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Staveley3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Burneside (Cumbria)5.9 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Kendal7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summitSilver walking rating
- Oxenholme Lake District9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating